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(11) | EP 0 977 466 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Microwave oven with halogen lamps |
| (57) A microwave oven with halogen lamps is disclosed. In the microwave oven, two upper
halogen lamps are installed on the top wall of a cavity of the microwave oven at a
position corresponding to the central portion of a turntable. Two lower halogen lamps
are installed on the bottom wall of the cavity so as to be diagonally opposite to
the upper lamps and to not overlap with the upper lamps. Therefore, the light, emanating
from the upper and lower lamps, is uniformly transmitted to the total area on the
turntable. The upper lamps are positioned to overlap with the central portion of the
turntable. The lower lamps individually have an output power of lower than that of
each upper lamp. The lower lamps are positioned to be radially spaced apart from the
central portion of the turntable. The microwave oven of this invention thus uniformly
heats and cooks food laid on the turntable while effectively preventing thermal damage
of a turntable motor due to heat of the lower lamps. |